Nepeta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. There are about 250 species.
Onobrychis, the sainfoins, are a genus of Eurasian perennial herbaceous plants of the legume family (Fabaceae). About 206 species are presently accepted. The Flora Europaea lists 23 species of Onobrychis; the main centre of diversity extends from Central Asia to Iran, with 56 species – 27 of which are endemic – in the latter country alone. O. viciifolia is naturalized throughout many countries in Europe and North America grasslands on calcareous soils.
The docks and sorrels, genus Rumex, are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial, and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Members of this genus are very common perennial herbs with a native almost worldwide distribution, and introduced species growing in the few places where the genus is not native.
Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Colutea is a genus of about 28 species of deciduous flowering shrubs in the legume family Fabaceae, growing from 2–5 m tall, native to southern Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia. The leaves are pinnate and light green to glaucous grey-green. The flowers are yellow to orange, pea-shaped and produced in racemes throughout the summer. These are followed by the attractive inflated seed pods which change from pale green to red or copper in colour.
Inula is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
Arenaria is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Caryophyllaceae.
Teucrium chamaedrys, the wall germander, is a species of plant native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe and North Africa, and the Middle East as far as Iran. It is used as an ornamental.
Jurinea is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae.
Xylanthemum is a genus of Asian plants in the daisy family.
Sclerorhachis is a genus of Asian plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.
Lophanthus is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1763. It is native to central and southwestern Asia from Turkey to Mongolia, with many of the species endemic to Iran.
- Lophanthus adenocladus(Bornm.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus allotrius(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
- Lophanthus archibaldii(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
- Lophanthus chinensisBenth. - Mongolia, Xinjiang, Siberia
- Lophanthus depauperatus(Benth.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus dschuparensis(Bornm.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus elegans(Lipsky) Levin - Afghanistan, Tajikistan
- Lophanthus hedgei(Freitag) A.L.Budantzev - Afghanistan
- Lophanthus iranshahrii(Rech.f.) A.L.Budantzev - Iran
- Lophanthus kryloviiLipsky - Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Altai
- Lophanthus laxiflorus(Benth.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus michauxii(Briq.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus ouroumitanensis(Franch.) Kochk. & Zuckerw. - Afghanistan, Tajikistan
- Lophanthus oxyodontus(Boiss.) Levin - Iran
- Lophanthus pinetorum(Aitch. & Hemsl.) Levin - Afghanistan, Pakistan, western Himalayas
- Lophanthus schrenkiiLevin - Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
- Lophanthus schtschurowskianus(Regel) Lipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Lophanthus sessilifolius(Bunge) Levin - Iran, Pakistan
- Lophanthus subnivalisLipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Lophanthus tibeticusC.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang - Tibet
- Lophanthus tschimganicusLipsky - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
- Lophanthus turcicusDirmenci, Yıldız & Hedge - Turkey
- Lophanthus varzobicusKochk. - Tajikistan
Tetrataenium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Semenovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is in subfamily Apioideae and also tribe Tordylieae subtribe Tordyliinae.
Pseudocamelina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Paraquilegia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae.
